"Mozart wrote so many works in his thirty-five years that it would take a lifetime just to write out the notes. We literally do not know how he did it."

-- Lukas Foss

#Writing Quotes #Years Quotes #Lifetime Quotes

“Not having a passport makes me very blasÃ© about what appears in foreign periodicals since I know I'll never see it.”
“Secretly, I had always wanted to go to Vegas, and have my own really bad act!”
“[Vathek] has, in parts, been called, but to some judgments, never is, dull: it is certainly in parts, grotesque, extravagant and even nasty. But Beckford could plead sufficient "local colour" for it, and a contrast, again almost Shakespearean, between the flickering farce atrocities of the beginning and the sombre magnificence of the end. Beckford's claims, in fact, rest on the half-score or even half-dozen pages towards the end: but these pages are hard to parallel in the later literature of prose fiction.”
“Although logging workouts seems to be a very simple action, it is often forgotten. Once several days go by, it is hard to remember what was done on a particular day. After working out for several months, you will feel an unbelievable sense of achievement when flipping through the pages of the log book. You should also notice a sign of improvement. 'Material proof' can be great motivation and will encourage you to keep on going.”
“I have dedicated my life to the way of Allah, Most High.”
“We allow no geniuses around our Studio.”
“You have to smile after making trouble. This way you get in less trouble.”
“The future of this republic is in the hands of the American voter.”

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